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Been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much, they could barely stand. welcome back to bbc news. the latest headlines... opponents of cuba's communist authorities say dozens of activists have been arrested since sunday's anti—government demonstrations on the island. let's stay with our main story, the continuing protests in cuba. i'm joined now by professor william leogrande from the american university in washington. he's a specialist in latin american politic...

Cubans in France join tweet against US blockade Cubans in France join tweet against US blockade Paris, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Cubans living in France participated on Wednesday with messages of repudiation in a worldwide tweet called by US organizations to reject the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba. 'Let us all join this tweet, let us all join the bridges of love, regardless of ideology, think of your people, your relatives, neighbors and friends, everyone against the blockade,' assured Virgilio Ponce, a resident of the southern town of Hendaye. Ponce described as ...

US organizations call for worldwide tweet campaign for Cuba US organizations call for worldwide tweet campaign for Cuba Washington, May 4 (Prensa Latina) Several associations and organizations in the United States on Tuesday called for a new worldwide tweet campaign on Wednesday to demand the reopening of the US Embassy in Havana and the end of sanctions. The Bridges of Love project, the Alianza Martiana, the PazAmor association, and ForNorm (Foundation for the Normalization of US-Cuba Relations) are among the promoters of the initiative. This was confirmed to Prensa Latina by ForNorm Secre...

Economic front. the question is whether there is much more openness if a president trump decides to say he wants to toughen the deals with the cubans and get more in return for the normalization of relations. >> you told us your father had gone to the same school as fidel castro. this is something you know well not only on your reporting but given your background. donald trump giving us a hint what might happen after castro's death saying if cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the cuban people and the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate the deal, alluding to what president obama plans, h...

Cuba, what do you hope to see as as far as u.s./cuba relations under a trump administration? >> i hope members of congress and the incoming learn a few things about cuba before they start deciding how to treat new policy environment. >> like what? >> well, the fact of the matter is after president obama eedz some restrictions on remittances in the first year of his first term, the government of cuba eased some restrictions on the private sector. then there was a spike in remittances. and then the government further eased restrictions on the private sector by allowing nonfamily employment. toda...